Chaos in our nation!
America is a country born from protests. Remember the Boston Tea Party? Perfectly good tea sunk in the ocean to get our point across. We have been given the right to free speech and to protest to get our point across. We cannot stop the outcry that is all over our nation right this minute.
If I were 30 years younger I probably would be out there marching peacefully (but my feet hurt and I probably would break a hip if I fell). I was only 10 in 1968 – but I do remember the riots and I look now and wonder how did we get here today?
Those that look only at the looting and violence “do not get it”. People are frustrated and are not being heard. Peaceful protest was tried by taking a knee during the national anthem – but those people were ridiculed and not listened to. So here we are – is anyone listening now? Warning personal opinion coming – There has been a spark of hate ignited in this country and I believe it is fueled by our nation’s leader and his twitter account, his speeches and the lack of trust he inspires in many of us.
That is not the kind of inspiration we need right now.
We need someone like JFK who can inspire us with his speeches.
We need someone like MLK Jr. who can point to injustice and address it peacefully.
We need someone like Abraham who knew that slavery was dividing our country and fought to protect the whole Union with freedom for all.
That is why this song inspires me to look beyond these turbulent times and hope for the future that someone, anyone will stand up and INSPIRE this nation!
Abraham, Martin and John
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